CUPS driver for macOS. TSC publish this per model, so pick your machine on their download page.

CUPS driver for Linux distributions. Published per model on the TSC download page.

Calibrate the gap or black-mark sensor, set darkness and speed, read the printer configuration and run a self-test. The first thing to reach for when labels skip or print blank.

The label designer that comes with TSC printers — the complete product, free, no trial period and no licence key. Design labels, pull the data from a spreadsheet and print. Enough for most counters; you only need BarTender when a database has to drive the label or an operator must not be able to edit the template.

The ZDesigner Windows driver for the Zebra ZD, ZT, ZQ and GK ranges. This is the one to install before connecting the printer — Windows otherwise attaches a generic driver and every label comes out the wrong size.

Calibration, darkness and speed, network configuration and firmware. The tool to reach for when the printer works but the print does not look right.

Zebra's own label designer, free for basic label design. Fine for a fixed label; if you need a database behind it or a print operator who should not edit the template, that is BarTender.

The paid ZebraDesigner: database connectivity, variable fields and scripting on top of Essentials. Installs as a trial and takes a licence key — ask us for the key rather than the download.

Windows driver for the cab range — SQUIX, MACH and EOS. cab machines are usually specified where the label has to be exact, so install the real driver rather than letting Windows guess.

For the SQUIX 4, 4.3, 6.3 and 8.3. Includes the firmware, which on a SQUIX is worth keeping current — several print-positioning fixes only ever shipped as firmware.

cab's own label designer. The Lite edition is free with the printer; Pro and Print add database work and an operator-only print screen.

Settings, calibration and firmware for the SQUIX, MACH and EOS ranges.

Configuration and maintenance for the Toshiba TEC B-EX, B-FV and BA ranges — sensor calibration, print settings and firmware.

SATO's configuration and maintenance utility for the CL4NX, CL6NX and the rest of the range — settings, firmware, logs and a print test.

Sensor calibration, darkness and speed, and configuration for the Argox OS, CP and iX ranges.

Configuration and calibration for the HPRT label and receipt ranges.

Calibration and configuration for the Dcode range. We supply these printers, so if you cannot find the build for your model, ask us — we keep them.

Loftware NiceLabel — the usual alternative to BarTender, and the one most people find easier to learn. Prints to any of the printers on this site. Licensed per printer; we quote and support it here.

Windows driver for the Citizen CL-S and CL-E label printer ranges.

Configuration utility for setting darkness, speed, sensor calibration and network settings. Citizen publish it per model behind a selector.

The full product, free for 30 days, direct from the maker. This is the same installer for every edition below — what you buy is the licence key that unlocks one of them. There is no separate download per edition, and no free perpetual version of BarTender.

Design and print from a spreadsheet, on unlimited printers with no per-printer fee. The right answer for a small business with several machines and straightforward labels.

Everything in Starter plus real database connectivity and the full data-processing toolkit. The edition most customers actually need. Licensed by printer count, so count your machines before ordering.

For printing triggered by your ERP, WMS or a machine on the line rather than by a person. Unlimited network users; licensing counts printers, not people.

Centralised printing, central security and an audit trail across sites — for regulated manufacturing. Also the edition most often over-specified: ask us, because Automation covers more people than they expect.